Lancashire Key Species - Butterflies, Moths and Caddis Flies

Butterfly, moth and caddis fly species listed as Lancashire Key Species in the review of 24/09/2019.

Lancashire Key Species (LKS) refers to species which have a recognised status, either (inter)nationally or locally within Lancashire. The criteria for inclusion are available from ...more ↓

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Ringlet ¹
Aphantopus hyperantus

High Brown Fritillary ²
Argynnis adippe

Dark Green Fritillary ³
Argynnis aglaja

Brown Argus ⁴
Aricia agestis

Northern Brown Argus ⁵
Aricia artaxerxes

Aricia artaxerxes subsp. salmacis ⁶
Aricia artaxerxes salmacis

Pearl-bordered Fritillary ⁷
Boloria euphrosyne

Silver-bordered Fritillary ⁸
Boloria selene

Green Hairstreak ⁹
Callophrys rubi

Small Heath ¹⁰
Coenonympha pamphilus

Common Ringlet ¹¹
Coenonympha tullia

Small Blue ¹²
Cupido minimus

Dingy Skipper ¹³
Erynnis tages

Marsh Fritillary ⁵
Euphydryas aurinia

Purple hairstreak ⁵
Favonius quercus

Common Brimstone ¹⁴
Gonepteryx rhamni

Duke of Burgundy ⁵
Hamearis lucina

Grayling ¹⁵
Hipparchia semele

Wall Brown ¹⁶
Lasiommata megera

Old World Swallowtail ⁸
Papilio machaon

Speckled Wood Butterfly ⁸
Pararge aegeria

Pararge aegeria subsp. insula
Pararge aegeria insula

European Comma ⁵
Polygonia c-album

Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus ¹⁷
Lysandra

White-letter Hairstreak ¹⁸
Satyrium w-album

Brown Hairstreak ⁵
Thecla betulae

Lulworth Skipper ¹⁹
Thymelicus acteon

Acompsia cinerella ²⁰

Grey Dagger ²¹
Acronicta psi

Knot Grass ²²
Acronicta rumicis

Portland Moth ²³
Actebia praecox

Early Longhorn
Adela cuprella

Cistus Forester Moth ²⁴
Adscita geryon

Green Forester Moth ²⁵
Adscita statices

Hemlock Yellow Conch ⁶
Aethes beatricella

Agonopterix nanatella

Gorse Soft Shoot Moth ²⁶
Agonopterix umbellana

White-streak Grass-veneer ²⁷
Agriphila latistria

Flounced Chestnut ²⁸
Agrochola helvola

Brown-spot Pinion ²²
Agrochola litura

Beaded Chestnut ²⁹
Agrochola lychnidis

Heart and Club
Agrotis clavis

Sand Dart
Agrotis ripae

Green-brindled Crescent ³⁰
Allophyes oxyacanthae

Crinan Ear ³¹
Amphipoea crinanensis

Ear Moth
Amphipoea oculea

Mouse Moth ³²
Amphipyra tragopoginis

Anacampsis temerella

White-spotted Sable ³³
Anania funebris

Large Nutmeg
Apamea anceps

Crescent Striped ³⁴
Apamea oblonga

Dusky Brocade ²²
Apamea remissa

Reddish Light Arches ³⁵
Apamea sublustris

Small Brindled Beauty ²²
Apocheima hispidaria

Apodia bifractella

Northern Deep-brown Dart ²⁸
Aporophyla lueneburgensis

Deep-brown Dart ²³
Aporophyla lutulenta

Sallow Apotomis Moth ³³
Apotomis capreana

Brown-veined Wainscot ²²
Archanara dissoluta

Garden Tiger ³⁶
Arctia caja

Hawthorn Argent
Argyresthia bonnetella

Aristotelia brizella

Aroga velocella

Sprawler ³⁷
Asteroscopus sphinx

Small White Wave ³⁸
Asthena albulata

Centre-barred Sallow
Atethmia centrago

Red-necked Footman ³⁹
Atolmis rubricollis

Gold Spangle ⁴⁰
Autographa bractea

Scarce Sedge Marble ⁴¹
Bactra lacteana

Blepharita adusta

Minor Shoulder-knot ²³
Brachylomia viminalis

Bryotropha desertella

Mottled Rustic ⁴²
Caradrina morpheus

Carpatolechia decorella

Manchester Treble-bar Moth ⁴³
Carsia sororiata

Caryocolum fraternella

Caryocolum tricolorella

Ruddy Carpet ⁴⁴
Catarhoe rubidata

Light Crimson Underwing ⁴⁵
Catocala promissa

Haworth's Minor ⁴⁶
Celaena haworthii

Crescent ²²
Celaena leucostigma

Puss Moth ⁴⁷
Cerura vinula

Charissa obscurata ⁴⁸

The Streak ⁴⁹
Chesias legatella

Latticed Heath ⁵⁰
Chiasmia clathrata

Chiasmia clathrata subsp. clathrata
Chiasmia clathrata clathrata

Silky Wainscot
Chilodes maritimus

Chionodes distinctella

Chionodes fumatella

Chloroclysta citrata ⁵¹
Dysstroma citrata

Orache Leafminer Moth
Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Beech-green Carpet ⁴⁰
Colostygia olivata

Blotched Emerald ⁵²
Comibaena bajularia

Goat Moth ⁵³
Cossus cossus

Heath Grass-veneer ⁵⁴
Crambus ericella

Four-dotted Footman
Cybosia mesomella

Clay Triple-Lines ²⁹
Cyclophora linearia

Cymatophorima diluta ⁵⁵
Cymatophorina diluta

Brindled Ochre
Dasypolia templi

Silver Hook ²²
Deltote uncula

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Lancashire Key Species - Butterflies, Moths and Caddis Flies

Ringlet 1 Aphantopus hyperantus

High Brown Fritillary 2 Argynnis adippe

Dark Green Fritillary 3 Argynnis aglaja

Brown Argus 4 Aricia agestis

Northern Brown Argus 5 Aricia artaxerxes

Aricia artaxerxes subsp. salmacis 6 Aricia artaxerxes salmacis

Pearl-bordered Fritillary 7 Boloria euphrosyne

Silver-bordered Fritillary 8 Boloria selene

Green Hairstreak 9 Callophrys rubi

Small Heath 10 Coenonympha pamphilus

Common Ringlet 11 Coenonympha tullia

Small Blue 12 Cupido minimus

Dingy Skipper 13 Erynnis tages

Marsh Fritillary 5 Euphydryas aurinia

Purple hairstreak 5 Favonius quercus

Common Brimstone 14 Gonepteryx rhamni

Duke of Burgundy 5 Hamearis lucina

Grayling 15 Hipparchia semele

Wall Brown 16 Lasiommata megera

Old World Swallowtail 8 Papilio machaon

Speckled Wood Butterfly 8 Pararge aegeria

Pararge aegeria subsp. insula Pararge aegeria insula

European Comma 5 Polygonia c-album

Polyommatus (Lysandra) bellargus 17 Lysandra

White-letter Hairstreak 18 Satyrium w-album

Brown Hairstreak 5 Thecla betulae

Lulworth Skipper 19 Thymelicus acteon

Grey Dagger 21 Acronicta psi

Knot Grass 22 Acronicta rumicis

Portland Moth 23 Actebia praecox

Early Longhorn Adela cuprella

Cistus Forester Moth 24 Adscita geryon

Green Forester Moth 25 Adscita statices

Hemlock Yellow Conch 6 Aethes beatricella

Gorse Soft Shoot Moth 26 Agonopterix umbellana

White-streak Grass-veneer 27 Agriphila latistria

Flounced Chestnut 28 Agrochola helvola

Brown-spot Pinion 22 Agrochola litura

Beaded Chestnut 29 Agrochola lychnidis

Heart and Club Agrotis clavis

Sand Dart Agrotis ripae

Green-brindled Crescent 30 Allophyes oxyacanthae

Crinan Ear 31 Amphipoea crinanensis

Ear Moth Amphipoea oculea

Mouse Moth 32 Amphipyra tragopoginis

White-spotted Sable 33 Anania funebris

Large Nutmeg Apamea anceps

Crescent Striped 34 Apamea oblonga

Dusky Brocade 22 Apamea remissa

Reddish Light Arches 35 Apamea sublustris

Small Brindled Beauty 22 Apocheima hispidaria

Northern Deep-brown Dart 28 Aporophyla lueneburgensis

Deep-brown Dart 23 Aporophyla lutulenta

Sallow Apotomis Moth 33 Apotomis capreana

Brown-veined Wainscot 22 Archanara dissoluta

Garden Tiger 36 Arctia caja

Hawthorn Argent Argyresthia bonnetella

Sprawler 37 Asteroscopus sphinx

Small White Wave 38 Asthena albulata

Centre-barred Sallow Atethmia centrago

Red-necked Footman 39 Atolmis rubricollis

Gold Spangle 40 Autographa bractea

Scarce Sedge Marble 41 Bactra lacteana

Minor Shoulder-knot 23 Brachylomia viminalis

Mottled Rustic 42 Caradrina morpheus

Manchester Treble-bar Moth 43 Carsia sororiata

Ruddy Carpet 44 Catarhoe rubidata

Light Crimson Underwing 45 Catocala promissa

Haworth's Minor 46 Celaena haworthii

Crescent 22 Celaena leucostigma

Puss Moth 47 Cerura vinula

The Streak 49 Chesias legatella

Latticed Heath 50 Chiasmia clathrata

Chiasmia clathrata subsp. clathrata Chiasmia clathrata clathrata

Silky Wainscot Chilodes maritimus

Chloroclysta citrata 51 Dysstroma citrata

Orache Leafminer Moth Chrysoesthia sexguttella

Beech-green Carpet 40 Colostygia olivata

Blotched Emerald 52 Comibaena bajularia